* Experimented with a different start in back. Lately, I've been flat backing a lot of my starts. Not enough back arch or toe flick or something. Today, I tried leaning back further ala Coughlin or Noriko. This causes me to go deeper, but I had a cleaner entry for 3/4 starts. Though I think this might work better with a throwing your arms straight back kind of start. Mine go to the side (see blog avatar). Also, with a deeper start, I need to be more careful about kicking up to the surface on time to not blast past 15 m. Not really sure which way is actually faster ...

I wasn't at all tired from yesterday's AFAP efforts, so went for my 4th HIT workout of the week. The ultra kick set seemed to take forever. Not sure if I'll do a recovery swim this weekend or go to Mason Sunday am with Teen Fort.

My elbow doesn't feel too badly from yesterday's jab. The doc said it would hurt 2-3 days and then feel much better. It kept me up some last night, but even now feels better than before. No healing, but less pain.

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Ah, slowly but surely they will all come around! Perhaps Jazzhands will be the last to do so, and the most reluctant! But permit me to excerpt one quote from the strength study:

Practical Implication
The correlation between maximal strength and swimming already lacks evidence. If running does not have a direct correlation with squat strength, then it is unlikely swimming has any correlation. Also, the only correlation was found in the 5-meter distance, a race much shorter than any swimming distance.

This study also did not look at elite athletes, making the connection between these participants and elite swimmers likely minimally. However, it supports the notion that maximal squat strength does not appear to be relative for running and likely swimming.

Ah, slowly but surely they will all come around! Perhaps Jazzhands will be the last to do so, and the most reluctant! But permit me to excerpt one quote from the strength study:

Practical Implication
The correlation between maximal strength and swimming already lacks evidence. If running does not have a direct correlation with squat strength, then it is unlikely swimming has any correlation. Also, the only correlation was found in the 5-meter distance, a race much shorter than any swimming distance.

This study also did not look at elite athletes, making the connection between these participants and elite swimmers likely minimally. However, it supports the notion that maximal squat strength does not appear to be relative for running and likely swimming.

Still, maximal squat strength is different than other kinds of strength. It seems indisputable that core strength benefits swimming.

It really doesn't matter what comes of the deliberations and discussion. The insurance industry is going to catch wind of this and either refuse to insure pools that are less than 6'7" for team use or charge much higher premiums for such pools. A large number of small colleges and high schools will use this and an excuse to shut down their swimming programs. Of course football is so much safer than swimming.... Arrrrgh!

It really doesn't matter what comes of the deliberations and discussion. The insurance industry is going to catch wind of this and either refuse to insure pools that are less than 6'7" for team use or charge much higher premiums for such pools. A large number of small colleges and high schools will use this and an excuse to shut down their swimming programs. Of course football is so much safer than swimming.... Arrrrgh!

Originally Posted by from the article on pool depth

is recommending a minimum pool depth of 6 feet 7 inches for conducting racing starts, a proposal that would affect future pool construction and NOT existing pools.

This is good. That way they can't shut down the pools we currently and have been racing in for 20, 30, 40+ years.